Beed man accused of hunting deer gets threat in name of Lawrence Bishnoi; cops begin probe
Mumbai/Thane, Mar 9 (PTI): Police in Beed district have begun a probe after local BJP functionary Satish Bhosale was issued a threat in the name of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi from a social media account, which an official on Sunday said may be fake.
Bhosale, also known as 'Khokya', is accused of hunting deer and the threat issued from the Facebook account was in this connection, the official added.
The account holder, while invoking the name of Lawrence Bishnoi, has sought the arrest of Bhosale for hunting deer.
"Deer is our God. Khokya does not deserve forgiveness," the message said.
"The Facebook account may be fake. We have written to the social media firm to provide details about it. No FIR has been lodged so far," the Beed police station official added.
Incidentally, the forest department is probing allegations of Bhosale being a poacher, and has conducted searches in several places in Shirur taluka.
Meanwhile, speaking at an event in Navi Mumbai on Saturday, Maharashtra forest minister Ganesh Naik said the allegations of deer poaching and trade in its meat in Beed will be probed thoroughly.
The minister said he had learnt about the allegations from the media and had directed forest department officials to conduct an inquiry.
"The guilty will not be spared," Naik told reporters.
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Record-holder swimmer drowns while practicing in pool in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Record-holder swimmer K Chandrashekhar Rai Surikumeru (52), who was known for performing yoga and somersaults underwater, died of drowning in the Mangaluru City Corporation swimming pool on Sunday.
Rai, who was a native of Surikumeru near Kalladka in Bantwal taluk, lived in Kudroli, Mangaluru. He is survived by his wife and a daughter.
He had been employed as a lifeguard at the swimming pool in Udupi under contract-basis and was working as manager of the MCC swimming pool for three years. He also worked as a lifeguard and swimming trainer.
On Sunday morning, Rai is said to have handed the security guard of the pool his mobile phone, saying he would practice for some time, but shortly after diving into the pool, he died of suffocation.
The post-mortem examination of his body was conducted at the District Wenlock Hospital and the funeral rites were held at his native place, Rai’s brother Radhakrishna Rai has said.
Rai, known for his skills in swimming, had entered the Worldwide Book of Records in 2023 by performing 28 front flip somersaults in a single stretch.
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